Walden Flashcards

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Cant (noun)

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Hypocritical and sanctimonious talk; typically of a moral, religious or political nature
Language peculiar to a specific group or profession and regarded with disparagement

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Forsooth

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Indeed (used for emphasis or to express surprise or indignation) ~humorous

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Circumspection

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Caution; the quality of being wary or unwilling to take risks; prudent

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Evince

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1.Reveal the presence of ( a quality or feeling )
2. Be evidence of or indicate

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5
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Drover

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A person who moves a group of animals from one location to another

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Vale

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A valley, used in poetry

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Supernal

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Heavenly; ethereal
Belonging to the sky

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Gelatinous

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Lack of shapeness easily moved and wobbly

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9
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Ennui

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A feeling of boredom and weariness that results from a life of too much ease

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10
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Fluviatile

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Found in or produced by a river

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Assuage

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Relieve or satisfy an unpleasant feeling or disturbance

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Yore

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Of long ago or former times

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